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I keep my gold ram and gbr in stable 7.8-8.0 ph and they seem fine. Vibrant colors and they've even paired up. I saw them digging holes in my sand recently as well. I've always heard most fish adapt as long as ph is stable.

I have a male gold ram and a female gbr that have paired up. I noticed them both digging in the sand a few days ago. They have made several pits in the corners of the tank. The females belly became very fat so I'm sure she may lay eggs in the coming days. My only concern is she may lay them...

I figured since I'll be doing water changes every day I'll be ok without a filter.

I've considered but don't know the necessary steps for restarting it without the risk of a cycle. Also it would be very difficult to remove all the substrate as I'm using PFS.

Hey I had a fungal outbreak in my 29 gallons so I decided to set up a quarantine for the fish showing symptoms. It's a 10gal with a heater and airstone. I am dosing it with maracyn and it has two fish in it, a dwarf gourami and a tetra. I'll only be dosing for 5 days, is it necessary to have a...

I don't normally post in the illness section unless I'm having a real issue and I need advice on what to do. 3 days ago I noticed my normally active dwarf gourami hanging out in the top corner of my tank. I knew something was up so I immediately did a water test and the results came up .25...

Well I'm trying to make room near the back edge of my tank for a DIY CO2 power-head diffuser and being only 29gal, there isn't much room. I ended up taking the media out of the whisper and seeding it into the penguin, I expect to be ok.

Well both filters are established including the penguin. The penguin 200 is rated for 30-50 gal at 200 GPH. Stock contains 2 mollies, 2 guppies, 4 corys, 2 dwarf gouramis, 4 white cloud, 7 neons, 5 tetra, 4 kuhli loaches. The tetra filter media could be stuffed into the penguin but I want to...

Hey everyone, before I go ahead and do something I would like to get some input as I'm unsure about it. I have a 29gal that came with a older tetra whisper 40 HOB and I decided to add a marineland penguin 200 bio-wheel HOB to my tank as well. Both filters are established at this point and the...

I may be overlooking it but I haven't seen you mention your nitrAte level. It may be the reason you have 0 nitrites. I recently switched my established 29 gallon from gravel to sand substrate and completely discarded the gravel. I have one 30gal filter and a 50gal filter on it and it seems to...

I couldn't locate any trumpet snails at my lfs. I guess ill try a few kuhli loaches for now.

Hey everyone I just made the change from gravel to PFS and I love the way it looks but I believe I need something to sift the sand! I have some albino cories but I want something that will really work the sand well. Its a 30gal. The reason I want something is to reduce the risk of air pockets...

The issue I have using that **** test is reading the colors off the chart! (I have a red/green color blindness and it makes reading the chart difficult sometimes)

Well upon checking the water levels when I got home last night I noticed the ammonia level rose to 1. I immediately concluded that the plants were in fact decaying as they were beginning to turn a yellow brown color and had holes in the leaves. I took them out and did a 50-75% water change...

Yeah it was most likely bulk driftwood. I bought it in a store where they had tons in large bins. I'll try a 50% water change and rinsing out the filters tonight. Would using carbon benefit? I have two filters running but only one has carbon.

I was told by a knowledgable (or at least seemed to be) employee at Petsmart and he recommended I rinse the filter under water every day as it may be particles in the water (I'm on well water) and this will help clear up the tank. I was worried that this may wash away the bb though?

It's been cloudy for about 3 days today being the 3rd. Before adding it the water was pretty clear, not crystal clear but not cloudy. After adding the plants/driftwood I noticed that night that it had a haze to it. It looked much hazier this morning. I don't believe it's the driftwood because...

I rinsed the driftwood in hot water but didn't soak it.

Have an established 30g tank, well stocked. Levels were checked prior to addition of plants and read ammonia:0 nitrite:0 nitrate:5-10 and ph around 7.6-7.8. Decided to add a few plants and a piece of lfs driftwood and my water began to have a white cloudy appearance. Also lost a guppy after...

I'm not sure why this has happened but my good gourami's eyes have started to blacken. I know that he was exposed to a mini cycle which caused cloud eye on him and a few mollies. The mollies didn't make it but he has survived while I've been improving water quality. Ive got my ammonia and...

I've seen most sites say 20gal to a pair. I want to do 2 German blue rams, 1 gold ram, and 1 electric blue ram. Maybe 1male and 3 females. Not sure what I'll do for bottoms feeders.

Hello! I have a 30gal tank and in curious as to how many gbr I can put in there. I have one gbr now and I think he's awesome and would love to get a electric blue ram and also a gold ram but not sure if it's a good idea to put an odd number or different colored rams together. Also how many...

I had a whisper40 hob and just recently added a biowheel 50gal hob so I have both filters going till the new one grows some bacteria. Old filter hadn't been changed since tank setup.

The ammonia level today was .25, nitrite 0, and nitrate 20. I did a 25% water change earlier to lower the ammonia. Only reason I added salt was because I was battling ich. Also ph is about 7.5-7.8.

Hey everyone! I have a male dalmatian molly who seems to be rather unhealthy. When I first purchased him about 6 weeks ago he seemed happy and healthy. He would swim about freely and quickly. I got him and a female but unfortunately the female died. She died after laying on the bottom of the...